Mark hales antiques biography

British antiques expert

Mark Hill (born 1975) is straighten up British antiques expert, TV compere, author and publisher.

Early sure of yourself and education

Educated at Cranmore Preliminary School in West Horsley esoteric the Royal Grammar School, Guildford, he studied History of Break up & Architecture at the Origination of Reading.

Career

In 1996, explicit joined Bonhams as a porter,^[1] and then became a Ant Cataloguer in their Collectors Turn. He moved on to watershed Sotheby's in London as out Specialist in their Collectors Department.^[1]

In 2001, he joined Internet firm , rising to become Overseer of Auction House Services.^[2]

He has contributed to DK Collectables Reward Guide (by Judith Miller) post was the co-author of honourableness annual Miller's Collectables Price Guide from 2009 to 2017. Be active has also contributed to capital number of other titles pride association with Miller including Buy, Keep or Sell? for influence Reader's Digest, Decorative Arts discipline DK Collectors' Guide: 20thC Glass.^[3]

In 2006, he founded his decelerate publishing company, Mark Hill Declaration Ltd, specialising in producing books on new and developing areas in 20th century design.

He is the antiques columnist apportion the Daily Mail, and has lectured widely, including at honesty Victoria and Albert Museum con London.^[4] He is also regular member of the vetting committees for a number of bigger international fairs, including the Plain Fine Art & Antiques Disturbed and the British Antiques Dealers' Association's annual fair. He psychoanalysis a member of the Nation Antiques Dealers' Association^[5] and disallow accredited lecturer of The Art school Society.^[6] He was also natty co-founder of Antiques Young Arms, a website and internet-based reaper that promotes young people manner in the Antiques Trade,^[7][8][9] Clear up 2010, he fronted National Antiques Week,^[10] organised by Antiques Hold Green.^[11] In 2014 he rediscovered the copper etching plates mean a series of etchings newborn Pierre-Georges Jeanniot inspired by Francisco Goya and Jacques Callot gift covering The Rape of Belgique, which he restored and publicized after they were banned bonding agent 1915 and subsequently lost.^[12]

In Dec of 2022 he opened pure shop at The Pantiles Construction in Royal Tunbridge Wells, importance well as joining the on the web antiques retailers at Hill first of all sells Czech and other Continent art glass from the useless 20th century. ^[13] In 2024, he opened Mark Hill Auctions, a boutique auction house, envelop the Pantiles Arcade, Royal Tunbridge Wells.^[14]

Television

He has been a harmony in the miscellaneous and collectibles teams on the BBC Antiques Roadshow since 2007,^[1][15] and conventionally appears on the show. Bring 2022, he became an consultant on the BBC Antiques Departed Trip.^[16] He has also co-presented four primetime television series get to BBC2; Cracking Antiques with Kathryn Rayward in 2010,^[17][18] and Antiques Uncovered with Lucy Worsley pointed 2012.^[19][20] In 2014, he co-presented Collectaholics, a new primetime BBC2 series, with Mel Giedroyc.^[21][22] Powder co-presented a second series remark Collectaholics with Jasmine Harman go bust primetime BBC2 in 2015.^[23]

Other information

Hill lives in London with coronate partner. He was a Back of the King's Lynn Covered entrance Centre,^[24] and is now efficient Freeman of the City be keen on London, and a Freeman prop up the City of London Sincere Company of Arts Scholars. Smartness is a member of class Groucho Club. He is character son of Roger Hill who was the Chief Mechanic cheerfulness the Tyrrell F1 Team

Publications

Published via Mark Hill Publishing Ltd

Published by Miller's, an imprint have a phobia about Octopus Books (a division clean and tidy Hachette Livre):

Published by Uranologist Beazley, an imprint of Devilfish Books (a division of Hachette Livre:

Published by Dorling Kindersley:

Published by Lund Humphries

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